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U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, said he would vote in favor of a continuing resolution to keep the government running another week.

The bill would put a budget in place for the Department of Defense for the rest of the fiscal year so servicemen and women would continue getting paid even in the event of a government shut down. The bill also includes $12 billion worth of cuts, Gibson said.

“For the sake of the people, the president should sign the bill,” Gibson said.

If the Republican-controlled House passes the continuing resolution, the hot potato would then be in the Democrat-controlled Senate’s hands.

But Gibson said it’s not a matter of politics.

“Rather than pointing fingers, I want to see us come to an agreement. I don’t want to see either side dig in so we shut down the government,” he said.

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